A potential murder-suicide is beneath investigation after two our bodies present in a ditch in Texas had been tentatively recognized as a lacking 32-year-old mom and her 3-year-old son, authorities stated.
Savannah Samantha Kriger and her son Kaiden could have been present in a ditch close to Tom Slick Park in San Antonio, Bexar County Sheriff Javier Salazar stated Tuesday throughout a information convention.
The 2 had been reported lacking Monday after Kriger was final seen leaving her job early to select up her son from daycare for a health care provider’s appointment, the sheriff’s office said in a Facebook post. Authorities later discovered her white 2023 Lincoln Aviator deserted at Tom Slick Park, they stated.
Salazar stated a welfare test was tried on the Kriger house round 6:30 p.m. on Monday night time, however they may not enter. Later that night, the sheriff’s workplace contacted a member of the family who allow them to inside.
“I will not go an excessive amount of into element on what was discovered, however they did discover some issues that led us to consider there was actually trigger for concern for the kid, in addition to for Savannah,” Salazar stated.
Sheriff’s deputies searched all through the night time for Kriger and her son till finally solely discovering the lacking white Lincoln Aviator parked at Tom Slick Park, in accordance with Salazar. Though the deputies recovered the SUV, they may not discover Kriger or Kaiden, he stated.
Savannah, Kaiden Kriger present in a drainage easement, sheriff says
The search resumed Tuesday at dawn and that’s when deputies and park police discovered the 2 our bodies within the ditch inside a draining easement positioned off the bottom of the park, Salazar stated.
“We’re working on the premise that that is Savannah and the kid,” the sheriff stated in regards to the our bodies. “It seems that there’s some proof that there could have been some gunshots fired, however once more, at this level, it is too early to provide something past tentative identification.”
Along with the our bodies, deputies discovered a gun on the scene, Salazar stated.
Savannah Kriger is taken into account the one suspect, sheriff says
The sheriff’s workplace is contemplating Kriger to be the one suspect, Salazar stated. A custody battle between Kriger and Kaiden’s father was ongoing with a listening to scheduled to happen on Tuesday, in accordance with the sheriff.
Kriger’s and Kaiden’s whereabouts turned worrying to relations who couldn’t contact them, the sheriff stated.
“(Kriger’s) cellphone was going straight to voicemail,” Salazar stated. “Her location providers had been off.”
When Kriger left her job early, Salazar stated her co-workers didn’t consider there was any “trigger for concern.”
Salazar stated Kriger and Kaiden left their SUV, walked a “appreciable methods” from the park to the drainage easement and that is when the potential taking pictures occurred.
“Dissatisfied that we’re working on that premise till we are able to confirm,” the sheriff stated.
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